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Florida Tech Radio Station’s Cutting-Edge Performance Space Opening Aug. 4  MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Institute of Technology’s 89.5 FM WFIT radio station will open a state-of-the-art performance studio in its campus broadcast center on Aug. 4 for music and vocal recordings and live broadcasts. The 20-foot by 20-foot studio accommodates up to an eight-piece band. It features a five-piece drum…

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Institute of Technology’s public radio station WFIT and other Florida public radio stations have joined with the Florida Division of Emergency Management to form Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. The statewide network utilizes 13 Florida public radio outlets to publicize critical emergency information through radio, mobile media technologies and battery-powered devices. Stations in the network cover…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—WFIT 89.5 FM of Florida Institute of Technology has received a Community Cultural Grant through the Brevard County Community Cultural Grant program, which is managed by the Brevard Cultural Alliance. The grant will fund concerts, interviews, recording, production and more at the new WFIT Broadcast Center on campus. The award was part of almost $100,000 in new grant awards…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s WFIT 89.5 FM will host a Market Day Nov. 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Crawford Green. In this green space, next to Florida Tech’s Crawford Building on University Boulevard, a potpourri of products will be available for purchase. Expect to see such local vendors as Heidi’s Pepper Jelly; Crock Style Cheese…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s WFIT 89.5 FM, a National Public Radio (NPR) station, and the city of Melbourne join to present free concerts at the Panthereum. The next concert is Sunday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 6 p.m. The outdoor Panthereum is located by the Denius Student Center, off Country Club Drive. The concert will feature The Usual Suspects.…

WFIT Fund Drive in New Broadcast Center Starts Oct. 4 MELBOURNE, FLA.—WFIT 89.5 FM, a service of Florida Institute of Technology, will begin its 2013 Fall Fund Drive Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 a.m. and continue until Sunday, Oct. 13. As a National Public Radio (NPR) station, WFIT is tasked with grassroots fundraising for general program support. Donations and gifts…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Florida Institute of Technology Division of Marketing and Communications earned 12 awards this spring from the regional chapters of two national organizations and from one national organization. Vice President Wes Sumner leads the group, which encompasses Creative Services, Web Services, Marketing, WFIT 89.5 FM and the News Bureau. One award was for the Discovery research magazine, which took…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s WFIT 89.5 FM, a National Public Radio (NPR) station, and the city of Melbourne present free concerts at the Panthereum. The next concert is on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. The outdoor Panthereum is located by the Denius Student Center. The concert will feature the Don Soledad Group. Members include Soledad, flamenco…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s National Public Radio Station, WFIT-89.5 FM, has a new home. The station will hold a grand opening and celebration CD release party for TWITCHY, the Florida Tech president’s faculty band, in its new facility on Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. The just-completed broadcast center is located adjacent to the Gleason Performing Arts Center on campus.…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of the award-winning radio program, Democracy Now!, will speak at Florida Institute of Technology’s Gleason Performing Arts Center Friday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Goodman is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative” Nobel Prize for “developing an innovative model of…